That Sinking Feeling (1980)

Ronnie, Wal, Andy and Vic are four bored, unemployed teens in dreary, rainy Glasgow. Ronnie comes up with a great idea. He has noticed that stainless steel sinks are worth a lot of money ... See full summary »

Director:

Bill Forsyth

Writer:

Bill Forsyth

Stars:

Tom Mannion, Eddie Burt, Richard Demarco

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tom Mannion	...	The Doctor
Eddie Burt	...	Eddie the Driver
Richard Demarco	...	Himself
Alex Mackenzie	...	The Tramp
Margaret Adams	...	Gang Girl
Kim Masterton	...	Gang Girl
Danny Benson	...	Policeman
Robert Buchanan	...	Ronnie
Drew Burns	...	Pete
Gerry Clark	...	The Watchman
Anne Graham	...	Computer Nurse
Billy Greenlees	...	Wal
John Hughes	...	Vic
Eric Joseph	...	The Wee Man
Allan Love	...	Alec

Storyline

Ronnie, Wal, Andy and Vic are four bored, unemployed teens in dreary, rainy Glasgow. Ronnie comes up with a great idea. He has noticed that stainless steel sinks are worth a lot of money and comes up with a complicated scheme: to steal sinks from a warehouse dressed as girls and using a stop-motion potion.

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Plot Keywords:

scotland | independent film

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

October 1980 (UK)

Also Known As:

Descendo Pelo Ralo

Filming Locations:

Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Glasgow Youth Theatre, Lake Films, Minor Miracle Film Cooperative

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Fujicolor)

Did You Know?

Trivia

The cost for dubbing the US release was more than the original film production costs.

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Quotes

Pete: There must be more to life than suicide.

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Crazy Credits

The action of this film takes place in a fictious town called Glasgow. Any resemblance to any real town called Glasgow is purely coincidental.

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Connections

Referenced in Gregory's Girl (1981)

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Soundtracks

"SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE"
Played by Alan Darby

User Reviews

There must be more to life than commiting suicide!

I love this film, and it is such a shame that anything he did post local hero didn't capture any of this. How many films have a character trying to drown himself in a bowl of cornflakes, a police radio only used for ordering cream buns, a lad pretending to buy a television just to scav a ciggies. Lines like 'multiple social deprivation' actually make you laugh. Kids selling ciggies. A youngster boasting of his o-levels in front of a statue. A car which is not a car. It is funny without being patronising. Watch it, it is shown now and then on Channel five in the daytime.